A method of treating seeds and seeds produced thereby
AssigneesResearch Foundation of the City University of New York, Cyprus University of Technology
InventorsVasileios FOTOPOULOS, Chrsystalla ANTONIOU, Khosrow KASHFI
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Abstract
Methods of treating seeds to promote plant growth from the seeds and to induce tolerance to stress conditions including exposing seeds to an aqueous composition comprising a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded together, a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded to an aspirin derived core, or combinations thereof; and a polar solvent, when the seeds are pre-germination. The seeds and a kit containing the compound(s) is also claimed.
Claims21
A method of treating seeds to promote plant growth from the seeds comprising exposing seeds to an aqueous composition comprising a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded together, a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded to an aspirin derived core, or combinations thereof;
- and a polar solvent, when the seeds are pre-germination.
A method of treating seeds to induce tolerance to stress conditions comprising exposing seeds to an aqueous composition comprising a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded together, a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded to an aspirin derived core, or combinations thereof;
- and a polar solvent, when the seeds are pre-germination.
Pre-germinated seeds comprising a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded together, a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded to an aspirin derived core, or combinations thereof.
A kit comprising an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded together, a compound containing an NO-releasing moiety and an H2S-releasing moiety covalently bonded to an aspirin derived core, or combinations thereof;
- and a solvent for dissolving the same, wherein compound or compounds are in dry form or dissolved in the solvent;
- and instructions for use of the compounds or compounds in dissolved form for treating seeds at their pre-germination stage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.